Monday, March 21, 2011

A few weeks before my friend Allison's due date I took More Last-Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson for a book test drive: could these little baby socks really take only the suggested 3 hours a pair? Not counting the 12 minutes it took to find the right size needles in my stash, this 1st pic below was taken at 7:30 p.m.

Next by 7:45 p.m.

Then a break to answer some work e-mails that popped up and grab a snack. By 8:13 p.m. there were 2" and the leg section was done.

I turned the heel flap the wrong way and had to take a few rows out, then look up the SSK (slip-slip-knit) stitch,

And voila! One done by 10:38 p.m. So, already that's almost 3 hours (with various interruptions) and the 2nd one took about that long too: twice the quoted time, but I need to brush up on my speed.

In any case, I liked this sweet card to go with it.

And always love gift wrapping, especially for something so very small and soft. It's nice to use a strand of the yarn for a preview of what's inside.

There are lots more projects in the book I want to try too: soft baskets (2 - 4 hours), spiral seat cushions (6 hours), socks (more than 8 hours) and more...maybe my time ratio will be a little better next time.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

I know I haven't been blogging for a while, but tomorrow I'm joining up with For Japan with Love's Bloggers Day of Silence. Please donate at Shelter Box USA if you can. It seems so little to do for all those who have suffered and lost so much, but over $15,000 has been raised so far and the number keeps climbing. Be safe today and hold your loved ones tight.

And finally I have full wireless computer & internet access, including LogMeIn to access my whole work computer from home. Now I'm not tech-savvy at all, but to me this is incredible! Can't wait to revisit all of your sites again and see what you've been up to. Thank you, Supersum Technology Group, this will change my life!